{"id":44787,"date":"2026-02-11T14:59:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/?p=44787"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:59:20","slug":"southampton-community-sports-hub-reaches-milestone-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/southampton-community-sports-hub-reaches-milestone-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Southampton community sports hub reaches milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/n5.1-Southampton-sports-complex2602.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/n5.1-Southampton-sports-complex2602.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/n5.1-Southampton-sports-complex2602.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/n5.1-Southampton-sports-complex2602-300x248.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Main contractor Morgan Sindall and Southampton City Council have celebrated the topping out of the new Outdoor Sports Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u00a336 million project includes a large <a href=\"https:\/\/steelconstruction.info\/Leisure_buildings#Attributes_of_steel_construction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">steel-framed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelconstruction.info\/Leisure_buildings#Categories_of_leisure_building\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">main building<\/a> that will accommodate tennis and netball courts, fitness suite, multi-purpose rooms, a caf\u00e9, <a href=\"https:\/\/steelconstruction.info\/Multi-storey_office_buildings#Mixed_use_commercial_buildings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">offices<\/a> and the main lobby and entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The indoor areas will sit alongside the centre\u2019s extensive outdoor facilities that include seven netball courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cliff Kinch, Area Director for Morgan Sindall Construction in the South, said: \u201cSeeing the structure now complete is a great development in the project \u2013 we\u2019re one step closer to finishing this wonderful facility that will serve Southampton\u2019s community for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Toqeer Kataria, Cabinet Member for Leisure and Communities at Southampton City Council, added: \u201cThis is a really exciting milestone for the Outdoor Sports Centre regeneration. This is a welcoming, flexible space that brings people together through sport, wellbeing and everyday community use, while also supporting our Greener Southampton City Plan goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Snashall Steel Fabrications were the project\u2019s steelwork contractor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Main contractor Morgan Sindall and Southampton City Council have celebrated the topping out of the new Outdoor Sports Centre. The \u00a336 million project includes a large steel-framed main building that will accommodate tennis and netball courts, fitness suite, multi-purpose rooms, a caf\u00e9, offices and the main lobby and entrance. 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